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How the housing crisis led to these dogs spending this Christmas homeless
Dogs

How the housing crisis led to these dogs spending this Christmas homeless

Housing issues are not just for humans. They also drive dogs into homelessness. Dogs Trust has stepped in to provide shelter for these four pooches. Here’s why they’re homeless this Christmas

Labour’s choice to freeze local housing allowance will ‘condemn thousands to another grim winter’
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Labour’s choice to freeze local housing allowance will ‘condemn thousands to another grim winter’

There was no mention of local housing allowance in the autumn budget despite pleas to help renters on housing benefit to keep up with sky-high rents

Remarkable turnaround for man who lived in woods for a year: ‘I thought I was going to be there forever’
homelessness

Remarkable turnaround for man who lived in woods for a year: ‘I thought I was going to be there forever’

Andre Hopkins was kicked out of his home of 15 years when his landlord decided to sell and sought shelter in the woods. But now he has his own home again through the help of homelessness charity The Wallich

Rents in UK are at record highs. Will they keep going up?
Renting

Rents in UK are at record highs. Will they keep going up?

Frozen housing benefit pushes renters into homelessness. Will Labour finally listen and thaw it?
Renting

Frozen housing benefit pushes renters into homelessness. Will Labour finally listen and thaw it?

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Haunted houses are a classic horror trope – but are they scarier than damp, mould and landlords?
Horror homes

Haunted houses are a classic horror trope – but are they scarier than damp, mould and landlords?

Rachel Reeves faces calls to resign over rental rule break: ‘Politicians can’t be left off easy’
Housing

Rachel Reeves faces calls to resign over rental rule break: ‘Politicians can’t be left off easy’

Renters’ Rights Act: Labour’s landmark rental reforms receive royal assent and finally become law
Renters' Rights Act

Renters’ Rights Act: Labour’s landmark rental reforms receive royal assent and finally become law

Inside the 10-year battle to change the law and help renters feel secure in their homes
Dan Wilson Craw

Inside the 10-year battle to change the law and help renters feel secure in their homes

If Prince Andrew didn’t pay rent on the Royal Lodge for 20 years, why wasn’t he evicted?
Jacob Gifford Head

If Prince Andrew didn’t pay rent on the Royal Lodge for 20 years, why wasn’t he evicted?

Renters’ Rights Bill set to become law – more than 2,300 days since Tories promised evictions reform
Renting

Renters’ Rights Bill set to become law – more than 2,300 days since Tories promised evictions reform

Four people died while homeless every day in the UK last year: ‘People continue to be failed’
Homelessness

Four people died while homeless every day in the UK last year: ‘People continue to be failed’

Here’s what would happen if the UK abolished landlords overnight
Landlords

Here’s what would happen if the UK abolished landlords overnight

How long can a landlord leave you without hot water?
Renting

How long can a landlord leave you without hot water?

Homelessness system in Scotland ‘at breaking point’ as rough sleeping surges
Homelessness

Homelessness system in Scotland ‘at breaking point’ as rough sleeping surges

How taxing private landlords helped 1.1 million renters become first-time buyers
RENTING

How taxing private landlords helped 1.1 million renters become first-time buyers

Zarah Sultana calls for MPs to be banned from being landlords
Housing

Zarah Sultana calls for MPs to be banned from being landlords

Renters’ Rights Bill must become law ‘as soon as possible’, housing minister says
Renting

Renters’ Rights Bill must become law ‘as soon as possible’, housing minister says

Letters: The far right needs to accept asylum seekers aren’t just going to disappear
Letters

Letters: The far right needs to accept asylum seekers aren’t just going to disappear

Public service means putting people first. Government ministers shouldn’t be landlords
Kwajo Tweneboa

Public service means putting people first. Government ministers shouldn’t be landlords

Calls for homeless minister Rushanara Ali to resign over rent hike row
Politics

Calls for homeless minister Rushanara Ali to resign over rent hike row

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Average rent now £400 per month higher than five years ago, Rightmove says: ‘Another new record’
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Average rent now £400 per month higher than five years ago, Rightmove says: ‘Another new record’

Paying rent on time could finally start helping renters get a mortgage: ‘A very positive step’
Renting

Paying rent on time could finally start helping renters get a mortgage: ‘A very positive step’

Number of children in temporary accommodation in England hits new record high
Homelessness

Number of children in temporary accommodation in England hits new record high

Renters’ Rights Bill clears House of Lords bringing to end peers’ ‘tenant and landlord battle’
Renting

Renters’ Rights Bill clears House of Lords bringing to end peers’ ‘tenant and landlord battle’